Message 80643 - Python tracker

Message80643

Author	rhettinger
Recipients	LambertDW, rhettinger, steve21
Date	2009-01-27.10:55:47
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Message-id	<1233053750.66.0.563506167047.issue5032@psf.upfronthosting.co.za>
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I've looked again at what it would take to update the C code and think that the optimizations there make it difficult to add this feature without adding a lot of code complexity and without slowing-down the common case. Also, I value the simplicity of the current API. Suggest you use "range(start, sys.maxsize, step)" or just roll your own generator (like Lambert's second version).

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I've looked again at what it would take to update the C code and think
that the optimizations there make it difficult to add this feature
without adding a lot of code complexity and without slowing-down the
common case.  Also, I value the simplicity of the current API.

Suggest you use "range(start, sys.maxsize, step)" or just roll your own
generator (like Lambert's second version).

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Date	User	Action	Args
2009-01-27 10:55:51	rhettinger	set	recipients: + rhettinger, LambertDW, steve21
2009-01-27 10:55:50	rhettinger	set	messageid: <1233053750.66.0.563506167047.issue5032@psf.upfronthosting.co.za>
2009-01-27 10:55:49	rhettinger	link	issue5032 messages
2009-01-27 10:55:47	rhettinger	create